A comparative institutional analysis of intellectual property
...ires many individuals to work with each other, and patent law stands as a beacon around which these individuals can coordinate. "Adding patents to the field of basic bioscience increases the development of products that are ready for the marketplace even in the face of the real transaction costs of negotiat...New partnership focuses on prostate cancer diagnostics
...nt Office of Technology Transfer has filed several patent applications on the unique use of the combined panel of genes, as well as on new genes discovered by CPDR. HJF's technology transfer staff encourages scientists and private industry to collaborate on research and development projects, with the goal o...National Inventors Hall of Fame announces 2006 inductees
...n into the Hall of Fame, but they must hold a U.S. patent to be considered. The nominee's invention must have contributed to the welfare of society and have promoted the progress of science and the useful arts. All nominations are reviewed by the Selection Committee, comprised of representatives from nati...Landmark FSU study of hepatitis C virus solves mystery that has stymied quest for cure
... "Our assay, for which FSU has filed a provisional patent application, employs a new reporter cell line, which means the cells give out a detectable signal when certain events happen inside them," said Tang. "In this case, they emit a green fluorescence whenever HVC is replicating. The fluorescence is track...Heparin prepared synthetically could replace animal-derived drug
...d UNC-Chapel Hill have jointly filed a provisional patent on the process. Linhardt said additional research will seek to scale the process another million-fold to make it commercially viable....Discovery of new gene for rare nerve disease may help doctors understand more common illnesses
...ted institutions have applied for an international patent for their finding. "Part of the justification for our international patent application is that identification of the gene can lead to a commercial application -- a gene test."...New 'molecular switch' protein protects the heart from major cardiovascular damage
... to stress. The University of Michigan has filed a patent application on the genetically engineered troponin I protein and its method for regulating cardiac performance. U-M is looking for a commercialization partner to market the technology....Protein finding could lead to treatment for inflammatory diseases
...using on this IKK complex." Shisler has obtained a patent to pursue the use of MC160, which is only made in skin cells and stays within them, as a therapeutic tool. Painful inflammatory responses caused by cytokine production in rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease and similar maladies potentially could be...FDA approves first medical device using Rutgers biomaterial
...n medical devices and drug delivery products using patent protected tyrosine-derived polyarylates.......icensed the rights under the University of Chicago patent to Third Wave Technologies....A distinguished program training the next generation of conservation scientists
...e parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ), is a top patent holder of technology, with global revenues of US$33.3 billion. To date, Canon has committed more than US$10 million to the Canon Scholars program. Since 1990, the company's environmental philanthropy has exceeded US$30 million in the Americas, establ...Sea slug mixes chemical defense before firing at predators
...am, who discovered escapin and holds a provisional patent for its genetic sequence, has been studying the protein for its potential applications as an antimicrobial compound for the healthcare and marine industries. The team has determined that escapin prevents the growth of all major forms of bacteria as w...Open Source Biotechnology alliance for international agriculture
...logies are increasingly tangled in complex webs of patent and other legalrights, and are usually tailored fo...dy one of the most comprehensive costfreefull-text patent databases in the world, will be extended to include patents in majorrice-growing countries, includin...UF, Columbia scientists closer to new cancer detection method
... Research at the Bio/Nano Interface, is seeking to patent the technology in conjunction with UF. He has been issued four U.S. patents for his work in the past two years. "In your body, if you want to detect a molecule that coexists with many other molecules, you have to sort through the signals from the oth...Nerac delivers new research solution
...of findings from various scientific, technical and patent resources....... system, is currently the subject of a provisional patent application recently filed. In practical terms from the end user perspective, a Homogeneous Assay will involve adding a sample, example sera to the test reagent followed by a short incubation step, with the colour development being measured by an ins...Polymer gel can block toxic leakage problem in gene therapy
...ported. Yuan said he has applied for a provisional patent covering this new use of poloxamer 407, which his group purchased from the BASF Corp. In 2003, Yuan, Wang, Krol, Li and other Duke researchers previously reported that another chemical extracted from common brown algae can also block toxic leakages f...Battle to beat the bugs wins bio-firm top honour
...e original chemicals we tested and have filed four patent applications. "We are now looking to put together a programme of further tests which will be the final stage of the pre-clinical work." The project is being managed by the University's intellectual property company UMIP. Project manager Gordon Barker...Protein marker associated with positive outcome in invasive breast cancer
...n discovered by Seth's lab in 2000 and filed for a patent in the US in 2002, has an inherent autoubiquitination activity. Ubiquitin is a small protein that marks other proteins by attaching itself to them and directing them to the proteasome for degradation. The BCA2 mediated such ubiquitin modification of ......l nematodes. The Technology Foundation STW filed a patent for this technology, and this patent was recently transferred to Blgg. In close cooperation with the Laboratory for Nematology, Blgg man...